The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Washington County.
Barre.


There was quite large turnout of Knights
of Labor and others on the excursion to
Providence Island Tuesday The Barre
cornet band accompanied the excursion.
- AFRO Morse has purchased about
fifteen acres of quarry land of Lewis Keith,
and will open up a quarry there soon. -
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore will deliver her
lecture, "a Dream of Tomorrow, at the
Universalist church Saturday evening, Sep
tember 10th. A full house will doubtless
greet her. - Mrs. French, an old lady
of ninety odd years of age, died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Nathaniel Cham
berlin, last week Wednesday, The funeral
was attended from the house Saturday af-
ternoon. - Mrs. Leonard Keith sold
most of her household goods last Saturday
and Monday, preparatory to going. to wash
ington. 60 j. M. Jackman of Denver,
Colorado, is in town, being called here by
the sickness of his mother and death of his
grandmother, Mrs. French. 60 jerry M.
Hutchinson is putting in foundations and is
to erect a barn on his land soon. -
Clayton V. Perry is spending week at
home. He will return to his work at st.
Johnsbury tomorrow Thursday.
Berlin.
THE community here was greatly shocked
last Thursday morning on learning of the
death OF Miss Jane Pratt, who was found
dead in her room, not having gone to bed
the night before. 1t seemed she had set
down on the side of the bed and had COM
menced to undress when she fell forward
on to the floor and expired, and lay there
till morning without being discovered. She
was siXty-six years old and had lived nearly
all her life in Berlin and was very much re-
spected. - The remains of Mrs. G. b.
Nye were brought from Connecticut to
Berlin for interment Monday, September
9TH. - 1t is reported that A. j. Roberts
house at the Corner has been sold to Joel
Leonard of Waitsfeld. - b. M. and III.
Munson of Morrisville are visiting here.
They report it very dry in Stowe and Nor
risville.
THERE were no services at the Congrega-
tional church last Sabbath. School opened
last Monday, with Mr. Goodell of Wells
River as principal and Eta Stevens of East
Hardwick as assistant teacher. -
Friends from Florida are visiting at DIR. f.
p. Gales. 60 Gertie Wiswell returned
from Pine Point, Maine, last week Wednes-
day She has been much improved in
health during her stay there. - The
band is to give promenade at the Village
Hall Friday night of this week. - Mrs.
F. p. Brown of Boston is stopping at y. b.
Rogers
REV. S. G. HAYFoRD will preach at the
school-house at Maple Corner next Sunday
at one o'clock p. NJ. Subject: "What is
Code" John iv: 24) - Lamb, Levison
& Co.. manufacturers of boxes, are three or
four weeks behind their orders for boxes,
although they have full complement of
hands and are working their manufactory
to its full capacity. - Mrs. Stella Hatha-
way is suffering much from her illness and
has the heartfelt sympathy of all who know
her. - Everett Morse is at work for
| Abdiel Kent, who is again on the sick list.
! - Eleven volumes of popular books
have been added to the c. G. library this
week. &C. X. White and wife have
been visiting friends in Craftsbury the past
week.
Fayston.
Mrs. LYDIA b. WARD, who has been i'll
during the summer, died at the residence
of her son-in law, A. ID. Bragg Esq, on
| Thursday, September 1st Funeral services
conducted by Rev. o. ID. Clapp and Presid
ing Elder A b. Truax, We're held at the
Methodist church last Sunday. A large
number of friends and relatives from out OF
town We're present. As Mrs. Ward was
among the early settlers in town, an eXem
plary citizen and for sixty years member
of the Methodist church. a longer obituary
may be expected. - The school in dis
trict No. /. Della A. Thompson teacher, ha,
been closed during the past week on ac
count of the sickness of the teacher, -
Mrs. Hattie Grandy of Newport and hel
daughter Jessie from Burlington We're il
attendance upon the funeral of Mrs. .Grandyt
mother, Mrs. Ward. - Alex McLaugh
lin has purchased his fathers interest in
the home farm. His father, Samuel Nc
Laughlin, will move on to the farm latel,
purchased from Elisha Hewitt. - j. b
Thompson has sold his fast horse I" Maggie
Sheridan to l.. h. Joslin.
Marshfield.
Mrs. S. c. SHURTLEFF and children o
Montpelier visited at Frank Wooster's las
week. - Cadet Gilman returns to hi
school in Northfield this week. - Sherii
h. ID. Wheeler of Winooski was in town
last week on business. - Alice Packe
has closed out her millinery goods in Cabo
and returned home. - George Beni
has gone to Minnesota to visit his brother
Levi Bemis, - Ed. Spencer returned
home Saturday night with his bride. -
e. l., Smith and wife go to their western
been appointed town superintendent o
schools in this town. Mrs. n. G. Rob
inson is home from Bradford, where sh
has been staying with her aged mother
- Minnie Brace of Willimantic, CT
formerly of this place, is visiting in this sec
ton. Her mother was Ruth Pike sister q
Bemis Pike. - Clarence Wilson an,
Charley Walker of Boston are visiting a
Joseph Wilson's. - Burt Shepard is il
town.
MiddleseX.
LAST Wednesday night our village wa
visited Dy some eNll-ulSpOSeu person OF pei
sons, evidently bent on burglary. Mrs
Fishers bar-room was broken into an
quite quantity of cigars taken. o. Dut
toms back store was entered through
window and II small quantity of tobacc
and some other goods missing, j. H. Hol
den's storehouse was also entered, bu
nothing was taken. - Martin w
Jackman has sold his premises in tn
village to Don p. Sawyer for Sl,S00, and
to give immediate possession. - Wi
and Art Newhall are building new horse
barn. When completed they will have a
in town.
MiddleseX Center.
In the death of Mrs. Polly Ladd this con
munity loses one of its most useful citizens
All her long life she was a great worker
, Kind of heart and strong of hand, she wa
, always the first one sent for in cases of sicl
ness accident, birth or burial. 80 ConsiC
erable curiosity was excited by the finding {
the remains of bonfire that had been mad
!, of some woman's clothing in pasture Ian
Just north of the Center within few days
| Among the ashes were found remnants {
a dress, collar, the glasses and nose-sprin
. of pair of eyeglasses, the clasp of por
monaie and some other things Evidentl
, there is some gypsying going on.
, Northfield.
g. ID. EDGERToN will receive subscril
tions and advertisements for the WATCI
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blake
store. 60 From Sergeant Coxs MONTH
summary we take the following for til
! month of August: Mean barometer, 1896;
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